Esoteric Writing 2016

​G.D.O'Bradovich III

December 22, 2016

​The most subtle example of esoteric writing is the inexact repetition. By omitting a single word, ambiguity can be created that must, or should, be resolved by the careful reader.

There is no uncertainty associated with the word Jerusalem. However, if the author consistently writes “biblical Jerusalem”, and only once writes “Jerusalem”, then the reader may assume that there are other Jerusalems. Even “biblical Jerusalem” can present misunderstandings based entirely on assumptions of what Jerusalem is, as the Jerusalem of the Gospels is not identical to the Jerusalem of the Apocalypse, yet both are found in the Bible.

We may say that a type of inexact repetition is an omission of a word, perhaps an adjective, and another type of inexact repetition is the addition of a word. Only the most careful readers would notice an additional word. As we said, this technique of esoteric writing is subtle.

Factual errors require a certain knowledge that may not be available to all readers and this poses no difficulties, as esoteric writing is not for all. The knowledge alluded to may be general or specialized. Hence, factual errors should be used sparingly and the pertinent facts concerning the error should be easily discovered by the researcher. We write “easily discovered” so the researcher may experience some satisfaction as a co-conspirator when he discovers the factual error.

Omissions can be discovered in a series or list. Attention is brought to the missing item, since the reader would expect its inclusion.

Placing undue emphasis on unimportant details allows the writer to increase the size of the work, resulting in tedium for the reader. The average philological writings contain more tedium than the average esoteric writing.

Typically, rhetorical questions are be left unanswered. However, these questions may be answered by the reader. For the modern medium of movies, the viewer should answer rhetorical questions. These questions are invariably spoken by the villain or one of his minions.

The immunity of the commentator allows the writer to freely express his opinions as textual commentary. Extensive tedious commentary can be used to deter less persistent readers.

If a certain writer does refer to either extremely obscure or personal experiences, then we cannot offer an explanation for this behaviour, as the effort seems to be without purpose.

A superstition holds that if a necromancer has a body part of a murder victim, then he can control the spirit, no doubt for personal gain or filthy lucre. We note the parallel with this weird belief and the possession of saintly relics in churches. Based on church practice, the head is preferable (the ancient maxim states the body is where the head is), although even a meagre part of the saint, such as a tooth, fulfills the function of a relic. For all the strange behavior and practices assigned to Occultists, we know of no reports of venerating parts of deceased Occultists or using said parts for entrance into greater Occult mysteries. Therefore, it seems that if Occult groupies degenerate into sex cults, they inexplicably do not attempt to control the deceased master's spirit. We conclude that depravity only affects the bodies, and not the minds, of practitioners of the occult sciences.

We wonder if there is a correspondence between the acquisition of specific relics and the astrological influences of the decedent; such as arms of a Gemini, stomach of a Cancer and bones or teeth of a Capricorn.

We have previously noted that Great Occultists lack monuments or cenotaphs and we suggested that the reason for this lack of a memorial was due to the expenses associated with the Great Work. We now suggest that true Great Occultists, in contrast to sham Occultists, perhaps have greater insight into certain aspects of eternity and, therefore, either hold physical monuments superfluous or they do not want aspiring apprentices to create a shrine and thereby engage in demeaning practices, such as idol worship. The Apprentice should exceed the Master.

The evidence that the New Testament was created as a whole is suggested by the fact that a reader of the Pauline epistles, without the benefit of reading the Acts of the Apostles, would not know that Paul is a pseudonym for Saul. The reader of the epistles would know that Paul persecuted the church, but could not know, but could speculate, that Saul and Paul are the same person. We suggest that several people attacked the new cult of Christianity and the reader would always have doubt that Saul was Paul. Although Saint Paul and Simon Magus have identical behaviors, one cannot presume that these are distinct names for the same individual.

Pseudonyms seems to be the least likely of all esoteric writing techniques to arouse suspicion in the reader. After all, nicknames are common enough, and we doubt the reader does not know someone who is tall who is designated “Shorty”; one who is bald, called “Curly”; or one who is portly, “Skinny”. The general tendency for nicknames among men is to describe a trait that is opposite of the most prominent physical feature. We speculate that the Apostle was designated as small, not because of his significance in the church, but due to his physical stature.

Self deprecating humor is not unknown to us and, not surprisingly, we prefer subtlety.

Esoteric writing will always be viable, so long as there are people who sincerely believe that Abraham was Jewish because one of his great grandsons was named Judah. In those immortal words: “I'm not making this up.”

Grammatical mistakes and misspellings are examples of esoteric writing and cannot be utilized if there is no consensus regarding either correct grammar or proper spelling. If improper grammar is indicative of esoteric writing, then the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ is definitely an esoteric document. Therefore, we list improper grammar and misspellings as techniques of esoteric writing for completeness, but we have grave reservations concerning its correct appalachian.

Yours Truly has had the distinct pleasure of conversing with a certain trombone teacher who, through the plenitude of my powers, I duly recognize as an expert in all things pertaining to academia. Of course, recognizing an authority is not identical to creating honorary Apprentices. We have recognized authorities on various subjects in our work, while the title of honorary Apprentice has, as of this writing, only been conferred upon Supreme Court Justices who write dissenting opinions based on objective legal considerations, not upon their subjective feelings of what the law should define. Invariably, serendipitous chats between the Doctor and Yours Truly have yielded several topics for consideration. Although a Cancer, there is no doubt in this researcher’s mind that the Doctor has a significant Mercurial influence.